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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation of the National Medical Accidents Commission.

Article R1142-24

…lists drawn up by the Cour de Cassation and the Courts of Appeal in application of article 2 of law no. 71-498 of 29 June 1971 relating to legal experts: a) Two practising in a liberal capacity, propo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information on national territory

Article R631-5

…in Article 458 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 or by order of the Minister in charge of the economy, to the European Parliament, the Coun…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Compensation for damage resulting from the implementation of health measures mentioned in articles L. 3131-1, L. 3134-1 and L. 3135-1

Article R3131-3-1

…ccident experts mentioned in article L. 1142-10 or one of the lists established by article 2 of law no. 71-498 of 29 June 1971 relating to legal experts or, exceptionally, from outside these lists. Th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 2

…inistrative certificate attesting to the presence of the signatures of the parties to the contract. 21. Staff costs of local authorities, their groupings, their public establishments and their directl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV: Procedure applicable to organised crime and delinquency and to felonies

Article 706-73

…ons of this Title: 1° Crime of murder committed in an organised gang provided for by 8° of Article 221-4 of the Criminal Code; 1° bis Crime of murder committed in concurrence, within the meaning of Ar…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Combating mirror sites

Article L331-29

…a technical device to access, including in an open standard within the meaning of Article 4 of Law No. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 for confidence in the digital economy, a work or object protected by a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-4 (art. R122-6)

…oard may provisionally complete itself until the date of the next General Meeting. Option A Article 21 Deeds that bind the company and those authorised by the Board of Directors, mandates, withdrawals…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals with EU long-term resident status in another Member State of the European Union

Article L426-11

…orker" or "entrepreneur/self-employed person" if they meet the conditions laid down in articles L. 421-1, L. 421-3 or L. 421-5; 2° A temporary residence permit bearing the wording "student" if they me…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Financial organisation.

Article L6145-1

The statement of projected income and expenditure is drawn up, on the one hand, taking into account the national tariffs for services provided for in l° of I of article L. 162-22-10 and in 1° of artic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R774-1

…ht-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 511-1no. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 511-2No. 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017R. 511-2-1-1 with the exceptio…

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